The coming of fall brings the thought of holiday seasons, favorite sports teams playing once again, or just nice, cool weather. Mid-October is considered the height of the fall foliage season, and deciduous species like ashes, aspens, elms, maples, sweetgums, dogwoods, cottonwoods, birches, ginkgoes and more are changing color nowContinue Reading
The Mainstream staff reflect on the Wildfire Recovery Series From the Editor’s desk Neals Hill, Frog, Green Ridge, Indian Creek, P-515, Lionshead, Beachie Creek, White River, Laurel, Holiday Farm, Brattain. Two Four Two, Echo Mountain Comples, Slater, Chehalem Mountai— Bald Peak, Riverside, Thielsen, Almeda Drive, South Obenchain, Archie Creek, LeslieContinue Reading
Seed library: Check out Riddle City Library’s new addition In order to help gardening enthusiasts and grow the spirit of giving, Riddle City Library has started a new seed library. Seed libraries allow patrons to exchange seeds with each other. Patrons will find the seed library located just inside theContinue Reading
The future of forestry education: hands-on experience available from Fire Science and Natural Resources programs at UCC This fall, Umpqua Community College’s Natural Resources program has expanded, adding three new tracks in natural resources: Fish and Wildlife, Forests and Ecosystems, and Conservation Law Enforcement. For Conservation of Law Enforcement, studentsContinue Reading
Fire season is coming. Are you ready? Fire districts are taking extra precautions for the upcoming fire season after last year’s summer and fall fires. The Archie Creek fire alone burned 131,591 acres and destroyed 109 homes. Kyle Reed, fire prevention specialist and public information officer with the Douglas Forest Protective AssociationContinue Reading
Local leaders in forestry community and industry give perspectives on Forest Management Conversations about Oregon’s forests often lead to raised eyebrows and often end in frustration. How do we properly care for our forests in a sustainable, profitable way? After a disaster like last fall’s Archie Creek fire, this forestContinue Reading
New Babies and Hibernation at Wildlife Safari As spring is approaching in the Wildlife Safari world, that means more babies and animals to see and fawn over. As the days continue to get brighter with sunshine, that also means hibernation for most of the animals is concluding. Bears will soonContinue Reading
Spring and summer wildfires could be worse than before due to climate change With the concern for the summer wildfires in the future and the anxiety for the fall wildfires in the past, the old argument has returned: is climate change a hoax or the truth? Jim Gersbach from OregonContinue Reading
Lone Rock Resources (re)growing Douglas County after 2020 wildfires Wildfire recovery and replanting is not a simply or easy process, and the timber industry has a lot of ground to cover before forest recovery is complete. Lone Rock Resources, one of Douglas County’s largest timber companies, is looking toward theirContinue Reading
Fire season is just around the corner and this is how to prepare for it With fire season only 130 days away from the average start date, DFPA strongly suggests that people start getting ready. They also warn that this past year, Oregon received less rain than the year beforeContinue Reading
Lone Rock’s life’s work goes up in flames: Emotional aftermath of the Oregon 2020 Wildfires A phone rings at 1 a.m. on a September night; the person on the other end of the line warns of a fire in Glide: a forest fire. A fire near town, near homes, farms,Continue Reading
New Homeless Commission discusses possible temporary shelters in Roseburg The increased number of the unhoused forces community leaders to come up with ways to combat the cold months to come as soon as they can. The Homeless Commission, as they call themselves, plans to quickly establish temporary shelters before theContinue Reading
Volunteering opportunities available for community during the pandemic Students applying for jobs, colleges and scholarships often need to find volunteering opportunities for their applications. Volunteering highlights an individual’s time management skills and community involvement, besides being a key way to network within communities. However, with so many programs cancelled overContinue Reading